In the morning of May 20, 2017, the opening ceremony of the provincial Swimming Competition for primary school and junior secondary school students in 2017 was held in Quoc Hoc swimming pool by the Department of Education and Training.

The Thua Thien Hue Provincial Department of Education and Training was established and its functions, duties and powers determined under Decision No. 26/QD-UNND dated July 12th 1989, and its functions, duties, powers and organizational structure further provided for under Decision No. 08/2016/QD-UBND, dated January 21st 2016.